God’s Existence

The British mathematician and scientist Isaac Newton (d. 1727) is considered one of the pioneers of modern science. He is said to have discovered the Law of Gravity when he saw an apple falling from an apple tree. Why did the apple not go up? Why did it come down? These questions led to the discovery that there is a specific force, the force of gravity, at work on Earth. The theory is regarded even today as an accepted principle in science. Newton stated that four forces controlled the system of the universe. These four forces are: 1. Gravitational Force 2. Electromagnetic Force 3. Strong Nuclear Force 4. Weak Nuclear Force At one time, scientists believed that through the interactions of these four forces, all the phenomena of the universe came into being. However, in line with its nature, science is always in quest of oneness. The scientific observation of the universe reveals that one law is at work in the whole system of Nature. Thus, physics is continuously in search of a unified theory. The ‘conscience’ of science is constantly engaged in trying to reduce the number of forces of nature and discover some such principle of nature that can explain all phenomena. Abdus Salam (b. 1926), Sheldon Glashow (b. 1932), and Steven Weinberg (b. 1933) were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for research on this. They unified the strong and weak nuclear forces in a single mathematical scheme.